Heroes 3x16 "Building 26" Discuss and Grade
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I cant wait till Ando gives Hiro his powers back. Tired of Clair and HRG. Three seasons of the same dialog is boring. How did the agents know Sylar was in the diner or even locate him? Maybe the invisible guy is secretly following him around. I miss Daphne. Hey I know we all have super powers lets drug the guy without them and take him out of the bar. You know instead of having Parkman implant a suggestion in his brain and make him walk out without having to reveal yourselves. Shouldnt Mr. Muggles been barking at the strange kid in the closet?
I have to give this episode a Below Average.
After the last 2 episodes which I enjoyed, this one was a disappointment. What exactly happened in this episode? I can't think of anything of consequence.
Probably the most useless story was the Hiro and Ando convince the bride to call off the wedding plot. What was the whole point of this? Ando gets kidnapped then gets released. Hiro pushes away the groom and "saves the day" but never gets his powers back. What a waste of an episode for these 2. Now they're going back to the US to save Matt Parkman, making this whole detour in India a waste of time and a poor excuse to use some bad Bollywood actors. Plus, how unbelievably easy was it to convince the bride to call of the wedding? Ando: "Why are you crying?" Bride: "My daddy wants me to marry a man who is pure evil." Ando: "So then don't marry him." Bride: "Don't marry him? Why, you're absolutely right! I'll call off the wedding! Why don't I treat you to dinner at my restaurant?" In fact, it nicely foreshadowed the exchange between Hiro and the groom later in the episode. Hiro: "She doesn't want to marry you." Groom: "Well, I guess you're right" Hiro: "And release my friend." Groom: "He'll be released in the morning. Please don't hurt me you evil Japanese person." Yes, that groom was certainly a bad ass.
Then there's the Nathan storyline that involves a Homeland Security person taking over and taking an opposing view to Nathan. That is until Tracy is allowed to escape and kill a guy by freezing him, then the Homeland Security woman all of a sudden changes her opinion to agree with Nathan. Another example of NOTHING CHANGING. Really what was the point of this storyline if everything was going to remain exactly the same at the end? Plus, if Tracy is so smart that she knew somebody let her escape so that she could kill a guy, why did she kill a guy when she escaped? It really makes no sense.
Then there's the Claire storyline which consists of going against daddy and saving Aquaman from a fate worse than death (aka being drugged and tortured by Nathan, the Homeland Security chick, and that Drazen dude from 24 season 1). Oooh, I've got an idea... Let's hide at home. My dad will surely never go there. Phew, thankfully he didn't look in the closet to see stereotypical comic book guy (he wears glasses so he MUST be a nerd. A girl? What's that?). I guess the sleeping bag Claire handed him means that he'll be sleeping in her room. Kinky.
This brings us to the Sylar and Luke storyline which consisted of driving in a certain direction, eating at a restaurant, Luke finally giving Sylar his daddy's address, being attacked by Nathan's soldiers, Luke getting captured, Sylar leaving Luke and going off on his own, Sylar returning and saving Luke, and finally, Sylar and Luke driving in a certain direction. So let me get this straight: We started with Sylar and Luke looking for Sylar's father and we ended with Sylar and Luke looking for Sylar's father.
Then we have the super twist ending where HRG gets drugged at a bar and the three amigos come out of nowhere and kidnap him. Are we to assume that Peter, Matt, and Suresh have been following HRG around the whole episode, but did nothing to help Claire and Aquaman find a better place to hide?
Now that I think of it, I should have given this episode a Poor.
After the last 2 episodes which I enjoyed, this one was a disappointment. What exactly happened in this episode? I can't think of anything of consequence.
Probably the most useless story was the Hiro and Ando convince the bride to call off the wedding plot. What was the whole point of this? Ando gets kidnapped then gets released. Hiro pushes away the groom and "saves the day" but never gets his powers back. What a waste of an episode for these 2. Now they're going back to the US to save Matt Parkman, making this whole detour in India a waste of time and a poor excuse to use some bad Bollywood actors. Plus, how unbelievably easy was it to convince the bride to call of the wedding? Ando: "Why are you crying?" Bride: "My daddy wants me to marry a man who is pure evil." Ando: "So then don't marry him." Bride: "Don't marry him? Why, you're absolutely right! I'll call off the wedding! Why don't I treat you to dinner at my restaurant?" In fact, it nicely foreshadowed the exchange between Hiro and the groom later in the episode. Hiro: "She doesn't want to marry you." Groom: "Well, I guess you're right" Hiro: "And release my friend." Groom: "He'll be released in the morning. Please don't hurt me you evil Japanese person." Yes, that groom was certainly a bad ass.
Then there's the Nathan storyline that involves a Homeland Security person taking over and taking an opposing view to Nathan. That is until Tracy is allowed to escape and kill a guy by freezing him, then the Homeland Security woman all of a sudden changes her opinion to agree with Nathan. Another example of NOTHING CHANGING. Really what was the point of this storyline if everything was going to remain exactly the same at the end? Plus, if Tracy is so smart that she knew somebody let her escape so that she could kill a guy, why did she kill a guy when she escaped? It really makes no sense.
Then there's the Claire storyline which consists of going against daddy and saving Aquaman from a fate worse than death (aka being drugged and tortured by Nathan, the Homeland Security chick, and that Drazen dude from 24 season 1). Oooh, I've got an idea... Let's hide at home. My dad will surely never go there. Phew, thankfully he didn't look in the closet to see stereotypical comic book guy (he wears glasses so he MUST be a nerd. A girl? What's that?). I guess the sleeping bag Claire handed him means that he'll be sleeping in her room. Kinky.
This brings us to the Sylar and Luke storyline which consisted of driving in a certain direction, eating at a restaurant, Luke finally giving Sylar his daddy's address, being attacked by Nathan's soldiers, Luke getting captured, Sylar leaving Luke and going off on his own, Sylar returning and saving Luke, and finally, Sylar and Luke driving in a certain direction. So let me get this straight: We started with Sylar and Luke looking for Sylar's father and we ended with Sylar and Luke looking for Sylar's father.
Then we have the super twist ending where HRG gets drugged at a bar and the three amigos come out of nowhere and kidnap him. Are we to assume that Peter, Matt, and Suresh have been following HRG around the whole episode, but did nothing to help Claire and Aquaman find a better place to hide?
Now that I think of it, I should have given this episode a Poor.
Anyone remember when this show used to be good?
It's officially gone off the tracks - the writing is terrible, the acting (Sylar not included) is absolutely horrible and it just reeks of amateur bullshit.
It's such a shame, this show and story has all the right pieces and potential to be really great but is just told in the worst possible way.
It's officially gone off the tracks - the writing is terrible, the acting (Sylar not included) is absolutely horrible and it just reeks of amateur bullshit.
It's such a shame, this show and story has all the right pieces and potential to be really great but is just told in the worst possible way.
My first thing to say about this episode is GAH! MANDY! How did she escape Mandyville ? 
Right, now that's out of the way - I thought the point of Hiro going to India was to get his powers back. Now we get the same old pointless "I can be a hero without powers" crap. Yeah, so can Batman, big deal.
This needs to stop. Give him his powers back, now. All of them. Same goes for Peter, give Sylar all of his old abilities too. If you can't write imaginative stories with those characters, quit writing for TV.
At least one thing got cleared up. I saw a behind the scenes photo of Sylar wearing the tactical uniform he wore in this episode in between this half of the season and the end of the last. I had this horrible thought that he'd lost his powers again and the government had recruited him to hunt those with powers.
So, a Poor from me, I'm afraid. Please fix this soon.
Right, now that's out of the way - I thought the point of Hiro going to India was to get his powers back. Now we get the same old pointless "I can be a hero without powers" crap. Yeah, so can Batman, big deal.
This needs to stop. Give him his powers back, now. All of them. Same goes for Peter, give Sylar all of his old abilities too. If you can't write imaginative stories with those characters, quit writing for TV.
At least one thing got cleared up. I saw a behind the scenes photo of Sylar wearing the tactical uniform he wore in this episode in between this half of the season and the end of the last. I had this horrible thought that he'd lost his powers again and the government had recruited him to hunt those with powers.
So, a Poor from me, I'm afraid. Please fix this soon.
My question if how did Hiro & Ando get to India?
If Nathan's gang are tapped into every camera in America, including a diner in the middle of nowhere, but miss a "Hiro Hakamura" buying airline tickets to leave the country, with no ID, Passport or luggage?
That is the kind of thing Homeland Security is supposed to notice.
Also, Tracy should have been smater than that and played the Damsel in Distress and NOT used her powers. I hate it when they write characters "stupid" to advance the story, especially when it doesn't advance the story at all.
If Nathan's gang are tapped into every camera in America, including a diner in the middle of nowhere, but miss a "Hiro Hakamura" buying airline tickets to leave the country, with no ID, Passport or luggage?
That is the kind of thing Homeland Security is supposed to notice.
Also, Tracy should have been smater than that and played the Damsel in Distress and NOT used her powers. I hate it when they write characters "stupid" to advance the story, especially when it doesn't advance the story at all.
Crap! My DVR didn't record either. What the hell is going on?
I bet it was a broadcast flag issue. It's possible for broadcasters to circumvent your wishes and prevent a DVR from recording shows of your choice. This isn't the first time this has happened, and it certainly won't be the last. My advice: complain. Complain loudly, and do what you can to make sure this doesn't become the default.
Meh to the whole thing. Poor.
Very close to bailing on this show completely. The Sylar storyline is all I'm interested in anymore.
The Ando-Hiro storyline gets more and more GAY. I'm tired of their pissing contest about who has powers. It's boring.
The Cheerleader-Father storyline is old and washed up. I can't stand listening to the cheerleader anymore. This has been the most recycled plotline through all the seasons and it sucks.
Peter-Nathan story has become really lame as well. I'm pretty sick of it.
Damn, guess I do need to quit watching because about all I rooting for now is for every character to get murdered by Sylar. Then maybe introduce new "heroes" to fight him.
Season 1 was really cool and gave a lot of potential. I liked some of season 3. Wish this show would get better.
The Ando-Hiro storyline gets more and more GAY. I'm tired of their pissing contest about who has powers. It's boring.
The Cheerleader-Father storyline is old and washed up. I can't stand listening to the cheerleader anymore. This has been the most recycled plotline through all the seasons and it sucks.
Peter-Nathan story has become really lame as well. I'm pretty sick of it.
Damn, guess I do need to quit watching because about all I rooting for now is for every character to get murdered by Sylar. Then maybe introduce new "heroes" to fight him.
Season 1 was really cool and gave a lot of potential. I liked some of season 3. Wish this show would get better.
Yah. I wasn't to impressed this week.
The whole Hiro and Ando getting to India thing can easily be explained if Matt Parkman went with them to the airport and mind controlled the people there to let them on the flight without checking their ID.
What I don't get is how the hunters can find these new people with powers. That's a big question. Sure, Nathan ratted out the ones he knew about and that's why all the main cast were taken in the first ep, but how are they finding the new mutants like underwater breathing guy? the company is gone. We've seen that Nathan's mom isn't helping him. We know Mohinder didn't give his list to them. So that only leaves Noah. Does Noah still have a bunch of company profiles on people with abilities? Did he give them to Nathan? And if it wasn't him, how is the government find these people?
The whole Hiro and Ando getting to India thing can easily be explained if Matt Parkman went with them to the airport and mind controlled the people there to let them on the flight without checking their ID.
What I don't get is how the hunters can find these new people with powers. That's a big question. Sure, Nathan ratted out the ones he knew about and that's why all the main cast were taken in the first ep, but how are they finding the new mutants like underwater breathing guy? the company is gone. We've seen that Nathan's mom isn't helping him. We know Mohinder didn't give his list to them. So that only leaves Noah. Does Noah still have a bunch of company profiles on people with abilities? Did he give them to Nathan? And if it wasn't him, how is the government find these people?
So they really never explained this? I thought I might have missed it but judging from people's reactions here I guess there was no on camera explanation.
What a huge, gaping plot hole. I smell a deleted scene.
I figured it's either Micah or Hana Gitelman (the one who had some kind of internet connection or something, I can't remember). Dramatically, Micah would make more sense, since he's been a main character in the past.
With Tracy, I figured she didn't realize that the thing was a set-up until after she was re-imprisoned and had time to think it over.
Hiro and Ando getting to India, I think "Rebel" had something to do with that. He may be observing them and helping them do stuff.
I'm willing to wait it out and see if they explain anything in later episodes instead of expecting every detail to be explain in one episode.
Hiro and Ando getting to India, I think "Rebel" had something to do with that. He may be observing them and helping them do stuff.
I'm willing to wait it out and see if they explain anything in later episodes instead of expecting every detail to be explain in one episode.
I think Hiro's had the biggest fall of them all from the season one peak. The way the writers are writing for him, he comes across like this -- say Ando defeats Sylar and captures him; Hiro wants to be the one who did that so he lets Sylar free so HE can capture him.
Does Hiro have any purpose on the show anymore besides annoying the hell out of all of us?
Next week it'll take Hiro an entire episode to help an old woman across the street!
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